Card game.



PATENTBD OCT. 2, 1906.

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CARD GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 2; 190e.

Application filed April 3, 1905. Serial No. 253,579.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP GIFFORD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of North Dartmouth, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Card Games, of which the fol owing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to playing-cards with which numerous card games can be played. Its object is to provide games which, while being interesting and entertaining, will at the same time be instructive and educational. By the use of these cards, which I call the Numero pack, it will be readily seen that children can be easily taught the rinciples of addition and subtraction, while at the same time enjoying an innocent and fascinating game from which much recreation can be derived. This I accomplish by the means hereinafter more fully described and as par-` ticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of several cards of my invention belonging to the 1 suit of first series. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the first cards belonging to the 5 suit or fifth series, illustrating the manner of beginning each series at the double number card. Fig. 8 is a face view of an additional card used in connection with some of the games played with the pack.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a suitable card, which is preferably divided in the centerv into four parts or quadrants by diagonal ornamentations a. In the two horizontally-disposed quadrants are placed suitable numbers B and C, known as the principal numbers, the number to the left, B, indicating the dominant number and the one to the right, C, indicating the exponent number. In the upper vertical quadrant is a number D, which indicates the difference between the said dominant and ex onent numbers, while in the lower vertica quadrant is another number E, indicating the sum of the two principal numbers.

' In playin the games with my improved cardsI usua ly employ fifty-five cards. Une additional card,which bears no numb ers in the quadrants for the principal numbers or sums and differences, is indicated by the words The numberless, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The remaining cards are divided into `suits or series, as shown in the first two figures of the drawings. The number in the left-hand horizontal quadrant indicates the r totals of the two numbers.

suits or series, while the number in the righthand horizontal quadrant represents the exponent number or denomination of the card in said suit, and these dominant suits or series are preferably numbered from 1 to 10,

inclusive. The exponents of the first suit are respectively indicated by the numerals 1, (2,7} {(37)} K4/ ((5,), {(67)} ((7,7) {[8],} {(97,} 10, while in the remaining suits the cards begin with the doublet cards, or cards bearing an ex onent corresponding to the dominant num er of the suit. For example, in the 2 suit the iirst card is 2-2, representing the suit of dominant number and the exponent numbenthe second card is 2-3, the third 2-4, and so on up to2-10. 5 suit7 the first card is 5-5, .the second 5-6, and so on up to 5-10, while above and below said indicia are the differences and The last card is l0-10," bein the iinal card in the 10 suit. A num er of different games may be played with my improved pack. For the sake of convenience, however, I will illustrate the use of the cards in connectionwith one of said games. The game called Major is played with from two to fourteen players and the entire pack, the object being to obtain an entire set of totals or differences, and The number-less counting as one Four cards are dealt each player and the remaining cards placed on the table. The first player begins by calling from any designated player a articular va ue that he needs for his set. If) the player called upon for a card has more than one of the particular value, either total or difference, he may give up either one he desires, thereby permitting him to retain cards in any set which he himself is trying to complete. If the player calling obtains the card asked for, he may call again and continue so long as he obtains his roper card, but on failing he takes a card from the pack and the next player proceeds with his turn in like manner. Should a player draw from thepack the card he last called for he is entitled to an extra drawfrom the pack. Thus it will be seen that in playing the games of my Numero pack it 1s absolutely essential for both the sum and the difference of the dominant and exponent numbers to be indicated, although The numberless may be omitted in some of the games.

What I claim as new is- 1.` A pack of cards comprising a seriesof In the IIO ten suitseach having a dominant numeral distinct from the others, each of said suits beginning with the card bearing the dominant number of said suit and an exponent number corresponding to said dominant number; and indicia disposed adjacent to said numerals indicating the difference and sum thereof.

2. A pack of cards com rising a series of tenl suits eaehhaving a Omnant numeral distinct from the others, each of Said Suits beginning with the card bearing the dominant number of said suit and an exponent number corresponding to Said dominant Dumber; and indicia disposed adjacent to Said numeralsarranged above and below the same indicating respectively the difference .and sum thereof.

PHILIP GIFFORD.

Witnesses:

E. K. LUNDY, FRANK D, THoMAsoN. 

